October 2, 2017 8:25pm EDTOctober 2, 2017 8:25pm EDTThe pressures of live television were too much!

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Published on Oct. 2, 2017

Oct. 2, 2017

In comparison to teammates like Besart Berisha and James Troisi, Melbourne Victory winger Mitch Austin hides away from the spotlight as his fellow stars steal the show, but when it came to a little bit of media attention, Austin couldn't handle the heat and threw in the towel on live television.

Appearing on the ABC's breakfast program, Austin abruptly stood up and walked off set as presenter Georgie Tunn sat there gobsmacked, watching the A-League player walk past the cameras in what was labelled an on-air ''panic attack''.

Reports suggest the incident was a one-off and Austin is doing fine after the delicate situation.